Ahead of today's opening session, the air temperature is 15.5 degrees C, while the track temperature is 20.7 degrees. Following the heat of Barcelona, F1 crashes back to the reality of the Ardennes. Indeed, there is a 10% chance of rain... and 80% on Sunday. Irony of ironies, Leclerc is warning that the SF1000 will struggle on Spa's numerous fast stretches, his comments coming one year after Ferrari began to turn its season around with what proved to be a controversial engine upgrade. Sainz is first out, followed by Albon, with Raikkonen and Magnussen next to head out. It might be cool, but judging by the flags above the pits there is almost no wind. Due to the uncertainty of the weather,...
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